April 22, 2012

Unusual Tales - And The Fear Grew

"Unusual Tales", a series presenting Steve Ditko's comics from 1957 to 1959 that are in the public domain.

"And The Fear Grew" is a 5-page story from Charlton's TALES OF THE MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER #7 [1958]. A little fantasy story set in Australia, where a rancher finds a strange creature which seems to bring him some bad luck. Very odd and engaging story, though with a pretty cliche view of Australia (lots of boomerangs), couple of really nice bits of Ditko artwork, especially in the mysterious creature.